Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• BRITISH-AMERICAN MODEL - an accounting model. There are other accounting systems which differ from the ...
  
  
• BRL - The ISO 4217 currency code for Brazilian Real.
  
  
• BROAD MARKET - Usually refers to indices such as the Wilshire 5000 that track the performance of 5,000 ...
  
  
• BROAD TAPE - An expanded version of the ticker tape, which is displayed on a screen in the board room o...
  
  
• BROAD-BASE - Generally referring to an index, it indicates that the index is composed of a sufficient n...
  
  
• BROAD-BASED WEIGHTED AVERAGE RATCHET - a type of anti-dilution mechanism. A weighted average ratchet ad...
  
  
• BROAD-FORM HOMEOWNER'S POLICY - Covers falling objects; damage due to the weight of ice, snow or sleet;...
  
  
• BROKEN UP - Used for listed equity securities. Prevented from executing a trade (committed to upstairs)...
  
  
• BROKER - A stockerbroker works for a brokerage firm, and acts as an agent, handling client orders to bu...
  
  
• BROKER (REAL ESTATE) - One who receives a commission or fee for bringing buyer and seller together and ...